Original German WWII Maschinenpistole 40 / MP40 Leather Sling with Waffenamt Marking U.S. Flags weighted with chains

weighted with chains

and the year the bayonet was accepted

Ammunition Count / Feed: Single-Shot

the knife was modified by reducing the blade to 5” in length

and there are traces of Swiss proof marks

Original German WWII Maschinenpistole 40 / MP40 Leather Sling with Waffenamt Marking U.S. Flags weighted with chainsOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is totally original German WWII manufacture, and was taken off an MP 40 in the 1980's from a Government Sale of Machine Guns. Complete and absolutely original. The sling is still a bit dusty from storage at IMA for over 30 years. The ghost of a Waffenamt marking can still be easily seen on the inside of the sling, directly behind the sewn on steel buckle assembly. Complete with just TWO holes to the other end of